Question 1

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

An ascribed position is one that

Accepted Answer

A) someone tries to achieve but fails to do so. 
B) a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it. 
C) someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it. 
D) is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities. 
A) someone tries to achieve but fails to do so. 
B) a person achieves but they did not have to work hard at it. 
C) someone achieves but then they decide they do not like it. 
D) is assigned to a person despite their wishes or abilities. D

Question 3

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What is a status category?

Accepted Answer

A) a status that individuals can hold in common 
B) a status to which an individual is assigned 
C) a social status that an individual achieves 
D) all of the social statuses that a person holds 
A) a status that individuals can hold in common 
B) a status to which an individual is assigned 
C) a social status that an individual achieves 
D) all of the social statuses that a person holds

Question 5

The factors that exist outside an organization that affect an organization's functioning constitute

Accepted Answer

A) an organizational culture. 
B) society. 
C) social structure. 
D) an organizational environment. 
A) an organizational culture. 
B) society. 
C) social structure. 
D) an organizational environment.

Question 6

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Maria just entered high school.She hopes one day to join the volleyball team and looks to the young women on the team as role models.She dresses like them,follows the same fitness routines,and reads the same volleyball magazines.To Maria,the volleyball team is a

Accepted Answer

A) secondary group. 
B) out-group. 
C) reference group. 
D) master status. 
A) secondary group. 
B) out-group. 
C) reference group. 
D) master status.

Question 8

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles,specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public.What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

Accepted Answer

A) scientific management 
B) reference groups 
C) acting 
D) dramaturgy 
A) scientific management 
B) reference groups 
C) acting 
D) dramaturgy

Question 9

The goal of scientific management is to

Accepted Answer

A) make sure that technology informs the end product of a business. 
B) make sure that factories employ the most technical programs. 
C) increase efficiency by taking discretion away from the worker. 
D) allow workers to have workplace control to improve productivity. 
A) make sure that technology informs the end product of a business. 
B) make sure that factories employ the most technical programs. 
C) increase efficiency by taking discretion away from the worker. 
D) allow workers to have workplace control to improve productivity.

Question 10

What sociological concept is the idea that if someone defines a situation as real it is real in its consequences?

Accepted Answer

A) structure 
B) the Thomas theorem 
C) symbolic interaction 
D) functionalism 
A) structure 
B) the Thomas theorem 
C) symbolic interaction 
D) functionalism

Question 11

How are web-based organizations and communities unique from traditional bureaucratic organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Web-based organizations tend to be more hierarchical. 
B) Web-based organizations tend to be more decentralized. 
C) Web-based organizations are more hesitant to expand. 
D) Web-based organizations are always small. 
A) Web-based organizations tend to be more hierarchical. 
B) Web-based organizations tend to be more decentralized. 
C) Web-based organizations are more hesitant to expand. 
D) Web-based organizations are always small.

Question 12

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

Accepted Answer

A) People who work at bureaucracies are mean. 
B) Bureaucracies rely greatly on robots and technology. 
C) People move in out of positions,but the structure remains. 
D) When a position is vacated it takes a long time to be filled. 
A) People who work at bureaucracies are mean. 
B) Bureaucracies rely greatly on robots and technology. 
C) People move in out of positions,but the structure remains. 
D) When a position is vacated it takes a long time to be filled.

Question 13

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

Accepted Answer

A) the size of the group 
B) which group you knew first 
C) the level of emotional attachment 
D) the gender of the group members 
A) the size of the group 
B) which group you knew first 
C) the level of emotional attachment 
D) the gender of the group members

Question 14

All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is a social role?

Accepted Answer

A) a part that an actor plays,such as Hamlet 
B) the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C) when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D) the social positions that one holds in a social system 
A) a part that an actor plays,such as Hamlet 
B) the social expectations that go along with a social status 
C) when children play "pretend" and take on various personas 
D) the social positions that one holds in a social system

Question 16

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

Accepted Answer

A) Statuses in a hierarchy have unequal access to resources based on the prestige of their position. 
B) A social hierarchy is a way to battle social inequality because all positions are equal. 
C) A social hierarchy is the equitable distribution of resources across those in the hierarchy. 
D) As our society has become more unequal,social hierarchies have diminished. 
A) Statuses in a hierarchy have unequal access to resources based on the prestige of their position. 
B) A social hierarchy is a way to battle social inequality because all positions are equal. 
C) A social hierarchy is the equitable distribution of resources across those in the hierarchy. 
D) As our society has become more unequal,social hierarchies have diminished.

Question 17

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the _____ present in her classroom.

Accepted Answer

A) out-groups 
B) in-groups 
C) social networks 
D) social circuits 
A) out-groups 
B) in-groups 
C) social networks 
D) social circuits

Question 18

What was Solomon Asch trying to uncover in his experiments?

Accepted Answer

A) where racist stereotypes come from 
B) how people fight the urge to be obedient 
C) how organizations develop structures 
D) how groups promote conformity 
A) where racist stereotypes come from 
B) how people fight the urge to be obedient 
C) how organizations develop structures 
D) how groups promote conformity

Question 19

What is an oligarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) government rule where all citizens share power 
B) government controlled by a powerful few 
C) government controlled by a royal family 
D) government controlled by a large congress 
A) government rule where all citizens share power 
B) government controlled by a powerful few 
C) government controlled by a royal family 
D) government controlled by a large congress

Question 20

A group where a person has negative feelings towards and considers its members to be below them is what type of group?

Accepted Answer

A) out-group 
B) in-group 
C) social group 
D) a dyad 
A) out-group 
B) in-group 
C) social group 
D) a dyad

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

An ascribed position is one that

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

What is a status category?

The factors that exist outside an organization that affect an organization's functioning constitute

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

Maria just entered high school.She hopes one day to join the volleyball team and looks to the young women on the team as role models.She dresses like them,follows the same fitness routines,and reads the same volleyball magazines.To Maria,the volleyball team is a

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles,specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public.What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

The goal of scientific management is to

What sociological concept is the idea that if someone defines a situation as real it is real in its consequences?

How are web-based organizations and communities unique from traditional bureaucratic organizations?

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society.

What is a social role?

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the _____ present in her classroom.

What was Solomon Asch trying to uncover in his experiments?

What is an oligarchy?

A group where a person has negative feelings towards and considers its members to be below them is what type of group?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

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Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

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Communities, the Environment, and Health

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Exam 7: Interaction, Groups, and Organizations

When organizations (such as two companies)merge,there are never problems with blending their cultures;it happens naturally.

An ascribed position is one that

Sociologists believe that successful interaction requires each participant to take the perspective of the other to achieve some common understanding.

What is a status category?

The factors that exist outside an organization that affect an organization's functioning constitute

Homophily tends to reinforce our worldview because we interact with people who are like us.

Maria just entered high school.She hopes one day to join the volleyball team and looks to the young women on the team as role models.She dresses like them,follows the same fitness routines,and reads the same volleyball magazines.To Maria,the volleyball team is a

A sociologist is studying how police officers perform their roles,specifically examining how officers perform their roles and present themselves to the public.What approach is the sociologist using to study the officers?

The goal of scientific management is to

What sociological concept is the idea that if someone defines a situation as real it is real in its consequences?

How are web-based organizations and communities unique from traditional bureaucratic organizations?

What does impersonality mean in terms of a bureaucracy?

What distinguishes a primary group from a secondary group?

All statuses are equally important for the individual and within the larger society.

What is a social role?

How is status hierarchy linked to social inequality?

A sociologist is mapping out who knows each other in her sociology class.Jill knows Paul and Mike.Mike knows Isaiah,who knows Catherine and Juan.Juan knows Paul as well.The sociologist is looking at the _____ present in her classroom.

What was Solomon Asch trying to uncover in his experiments?

What is an oligarchy?

A group where a person has negative feelings towards and considers its members to be below them is what type of group?

Sociology in a Changing World

Understanding the Research Process

Culture

Social Structure

Power

Socialization

Deviance and Social Control

Class and Global Inequality

Race and Ethnicity

Gender and Sexuality

Family and Religion

Education and Work

Media and Consumption

Communities, the Environment, and Health

Politics and the Economy

Social Change: Globalization, Population, and Social Movements

Filters